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Geology of Death Valley National Park
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n.a. / n.a.
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Death Valley, plate tectonics, rock, mineral, geologic time, geologic map, desert
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Geologic Glossary
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n.a. / n.a.
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geologic term, glossary, ablation, absolute age, alluvial fan, amphibole, annual snowline, Archaean Eon, ash, asthenosphere, basalt, Basin and Range province, boulder, breccia, calcite, cave, cave system, Cenozoic Era, chemical weathering, cinder, cinder cone, clast, clay, cobble, conglomerate, continental collision, continental drift, convergent plate boundary, core, craton, crust, daughter product, desert pavement, dike, divergent plate boundary, dune, earthquake,
North Cascades National Park Geology
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n.a. / n.a.
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North Cascades, plate tectonics, rock, mineral, geologic time, geologic map, climate, rain, snow
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USGS Geology in the Parks
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n.a. / n.a.
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geologic map, plate tectonics, rock, mineral, geologic time, glossary, education, geologic province, sand dune, cave, glacier, coast, Mojave, Sunset Crater, Lake Mead, Lassen, North Cascades, Joshua Tree, Devils Postpile, Death Valley, Yosemite
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Rocks and Minerals
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n.a. / n.a.
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rock, mineral, igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, extrusive igneous rock, intrusive igneous rock, clastic sedimentary rock, biologic sedimentary rock, chemical sedimentary rock, foliated metamorphic rock, non-foliated metamorphic rock
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
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n.a. / n.a.
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Sunset Crater, volcano, cinder cone, lava, seismology, volcanology, plate tectonics, rock, mineral, geologic time, geologic map, earthquake, seismogram
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Fossils, Rocks, and Time
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n.a. / n.a.
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fossil, rock, geologic time
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Geology of Lake Mead National Recreation Area
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n.a. / n.a.
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Lake Mead, plate tectonic, rock, mineral, geologic time, geologic map
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Deformation of Rocks
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13:14 - 14:50 (01:36) / 0.9 MB
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"Scott Paterson", deformation, strain, rock, "distortion rate", fracture, stress, fold, flow, mantle, temperature, "geologic time", "plate tectonics"
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Heat Within the Earth
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14:50 - 15:32 (00:42) / 0.4 MB
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"Jason Saleeby", rock, flow, convection, mantle, heat, "radioactive decay", "plate tectonics", element, uranium, thorium, potassium
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Hot Spots
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21:20 - 22:09 (00:49) / 0.5 MB
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plate, "plate tectonics", convection, mantle, rock, lithosphere, "mantle plume", atmosphere, "hot spot", volcano
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Rocks Fold
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07:33 - 08:03 (00:30) / 0.6 MB
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structure, "James Sadd", rock, heat, pressure, deformation, fold
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Minerals: The Materials of Earth
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30 minutes / n.a.
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mineral, rock, "physical property", "mineral identification", quartz, precipitation, element, "crystal structure", crystal, atom, "metallic mineral", "laboratory analysis", crust, color, "chemical composition"
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Minerals Are An Important Raw Material
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01:43 - 02:41 (00:58) / 1.3 MB
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"James Sadd", mineral, rock, crust, "open-pit mine", steel, "iron ore", "sand dune", quartz, glass
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Rocks Are Aggregates of Minerals
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02:41 - 03:23 (00:42) / 0.8 MB
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rock, mineral, "granitic rock", orthoclase, quartz, plagioclase, basalt, pyroxene, olivine
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How Geologists Use Minerals
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03:48 - 05:04 (01:16) / 1.4 MB
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"J. Lawford Anderson", mineral, geologist, geochronologist, "geologic age", rock, "radioactive element", "sedimentary petrologist", stratigrapher, sediment, "sedimentary rock", mountain, erosion, deformation, "igneous petrologist", "metamorphic petrologist", pressure, temperature, crystallization, magma, metamorphism, "plate tectonics", "structural geologist", magnetism, plate, "plate motion"
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Common Minerals
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05:04 - 06:08 (01:04) / 1.3 MB
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mineral, quartz, orthoclase, olivine, plagioclase, "rock forming mineral", rock, geology
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Mineral Colors
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10:16 - 10:24 (00:08) / 0.2 MB
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"James Sadd", mineral, color, crystal, rock, "physical property"
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Laboratory Analysis of Minerals
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12:54 - 13:29 (00:35) / 0.7 MB
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"James Sadd", "microscopic crystal", geologist, rock, petrologist, "rock composition", "rock origin", sample, "laboratory analysis", "physical property", "mineral identification", mineral
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X-Ray Analysis
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14:51 - 16:33 (01:42) / 1.4 MB
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"J. Lawford Anderson", X-ray, "chemical composition", mineral, rock, element, "laboratory analysis"
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Beams of Electrons
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16:33 - 17:33 (01:00) / 0.9 MB
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"J. Lawford Anderson", electrons, "laboratory analysis", "thin section", "chemical composition", mineral, rock, pressure, depth, granite, "rock origin", "Whipple Mountains", crust, "rock age", magma
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Conclusion
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26:21 - 26:56 (00:35) / 0.6 MB
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"James Sadd", mineral, "precious metal", gem, "industrial mineral", "mineral resource", oil, rock, "geologic history"
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Weathering and Soils
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30 minutes / n.a.
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weathering, soil, "chemical weathering", water, rock, plant, erosion, "mechanical weathering", granite, agriculture, climate, "acid rain"
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Introduction to Weathering and Soils
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00:40 - 01:55 (01:15) / 1.7 MB
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introduction, "Cleopatra's Needle", mud, Egypt, "United States", atmosphere, humid, "New York City", salt, weathering, "granitic rock", rock, "Earth's surface"
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Weathering
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01:55 - 03:00 (01:05) / 1.8 MB
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"James Sadd", rock, "sea floor", uplift, orogeny, regression, "environment of formation", "Earth's surface", weathering, polar, tropic, granite, mineral
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Mechanical Weathering
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03:00 - 04:38 (01:38) / 2.3 MB
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"mechanical weathering", weathering, rock, "Earth's surface", "tectonic activity", joint, "pressure release", "granitic dome", Yosemite, crust, uplift, erosion, exfoliation
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Minerals and Weathering
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09:40 - 10:44 (01:04) / 1.2 MB
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"J. Lawford Anderson", granite, weathering, mineral, temperature, quartz, feldspar, "chemical weathering", plagioclase, clay, orthoclase, sediment, rock, "sedimentary rock"
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Calcium and Phosphorous
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13:48 - 15:09 (01:21) / 2.4 MB
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weathering, "chemical weathering", calcium, phosphorous, element, bone, plant, soil, animal, apatite, granite, phosphate, rock, "food chain", life, vertebrate
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Soils
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15:09 - 15:35 (00:26) / 1.1 MB
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weathering, "mechanical weathering", "chemical weathering", soil, plant, humus, rock
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Soil Horizons
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15:35 - 16:19 (00:44) / 1.0 MB
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weathering, soil, rock, horizon, "loamy topsoil", "A horizon", "B horizon", "C horizon", humus, plant, rainfall, water, leaching
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Climate and Time
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17:04 - 17:49 (00:45) / 1.3 MB
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weathering, soil, climate, "geologic time", rock, "Midwestern United States", "fertile soil", tropic
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Causes of Mass Wasting
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04:13 - 05:01 (00:48) / 0.9 MB
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construction, road, building, slope, water, soil, rock, pore space, "surface tension", "mass wasting", stability, over-steepening
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Introduction to Landscape Evolution
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00:40 - 01:58 (01:18) / 1.4 MB
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introduction, "James Sadd", landscape, river, stream, "Grand Canyon", rock, landform, "Colorado River", valley, transportation, sediment
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Desert Dust
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12:58 - 13:42 (00:44) / 1.2 MB
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desert, wind, "desert dust", rock, mineral, plant, animal, ash, detritus, "volcanic ash", atmosphere, storm
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Desert Pavement
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16:09 - 16:42 (00:33) / 1.5 MB
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desert, "desert pavement", wind, silt, dust, rock, gravel, erosion
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Introduction to Glaciers
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00:40 - 01:38 (00:58) / 1.5 MB
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introduction, "James Sadd", landscape, glacier, mountain, Alps, "Himalaya Mountains", Rockies, "Yosemite Valley", "Sierra Nevada", river, valley, lake, "North American Continent", "Great Lakes", loch, Scotland, agriculture, soil, China, "Soviet Union", Canada, "glacial ice", rock, silt, transportation, wind, "fertile soil", erosion
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Transportation Agent
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08:59 - 10:05 (01:06) / 2.3 MB
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"J. Lawford Anderson", "glacial advance", "glacial retreat", glacier, "glacial ice", "glacial melt", "glacial flow", rock, silt, "mechanical weathering", bedrock, erosion, "glacial polish", topography, stream, snout
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Mountains and Rivers
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12:59 - 13:34 (00:35) / 0.7 MB
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"James Sadd", beach, sediment, deposition, erosion, transportation, shoreline, mountain, river, weathering, rock, "long-shore current", breakwater, human
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Petroleum Exploration
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04:15 - 05:00 (00:45) / 0.8 MB
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"Stephen Scott", exploration, structure, oil, gas, density, geologist, "seismic wave", crust, rock, hardness, "rock formation", "rock layer", contact, reflection, image
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